ebruary 20, 2025- Novant Health rolled out a redesigned leadership operating model that the organization said will “better support the system’s agility and scalability as it aspires to extend its model of care to communities across the rapidly growing Southeast.”
The leadership model introduces acute and ambulatory operating units, which span regions and will enable growth and best-in-class performance. Additionally, the model formalizes a regional structure, which includes the Charlotte Region, the Triad Region, the Coastal Region (comprising Novant Health facilities in Coastal North Carolina) and the South Carolina Region. New regions will be officially named as Novant Health continues to grow at scale. Each region will be led by a president who will be responsible for optimizing care for a seamless, patient-centered experience across the care continuum.
The following individuals now have new or expanded roles.
- Laurie Whalin, PharmD, is now president, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center and acute care operations for the Coastal Region.
- John Gizdic, executive vice president and chief operating officer is responsible for acute care, integrated care solutions, nursing and clinical services, and, in North Carolina, the Triad and Coastal Regions.
- Dean Swindle, executive vice president, chief strategy officer and president of Novant Health Enterprises, is responsible for ambulatory care, physician enterprise, integrated value-based care model, strategy, Novant Health Enterprises, and the Charlotte and South Carolina Regions, as well as growth regions.
- Saad Ehtisham, DHA, now serves as senior vice president and president of acute operations, while a new senior vice president and president of ambulatory operations will be recruited.
- Sid Fletcher, M.D., Ernie Bovio and Jason Bernd were named senior vice president and president of the Charlotte, Coastal and South Carolina Regions respectively. A senior vice president and president of the Triad Region will be recruited.
- Bill Schiff is now senior vice president and chief operating officer of Novant Health Enterprises Management Service and chief payor officer for Novant Health.
- Michael Vacarro, DNP, takes on an expanded role as senior vice president, nursing and clinical services.
- Becky Bean, PharmD, assumes the expanded role of senior vice president, integrated care solutions.
- Alisha Hutchens has been named president, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Novant Health Medical Park Hospital and acute care operations for the Triad Region.
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